what this government has done is cleared the camps that were most visible. it was mostly a cosmetic affair. nobody knows what happened to these people who were in the main squares. they have been removed from eyesight, but to go to what kind of life? that does not seem to preoccupy the authorities. to come back to sandy, nobody can hold the government responsible for the vulnerability of haiti, but certainly, this is a government that has done all it could to create a political and social tension in the country. and that weakens us to face this new challenge. i think that is the main obstacle. also, you have to realize that already, people were starting to protest the way this government has been handling the affairs of this country. and now it is going to get only worse because this is a government -- >> patrick elie, we have to leave it there. patrick elie, speaking to us from haiti,, arnie gundersen speaking to us from vermont. democracy now! is looking for feedback from people who appreciate the closed captioning. e-mail your comments to outreach@democra